A Bear and a Sleeping Man
- Title:
- A Bear and a Sleeping Man
- Creator:
- Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana (Persian, 1207-1273)
- Date:
- 1073 AH/AD 1663
- Description:
-
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.626, a bear, not being able to shoo the flies attacking his friend while asleep, brings a millstone to crush them, not realizing that he will crush his friend's head, too.
- Holding institution:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data provider:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Extent:
- Dimensions: H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 cm)
- Medium:
- ink and pigments on thin laid paper (probably Kashmiri)
- Subject:
- Culture: Islamic
Islamic; Book; Codex; Colophon; Illumination; Illustration; Manuscript; India; Sufism; Literature -- Poetry; Literature -- Prose - Provenance:
-
Ibrahim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [round seal impression, Ibrahim (...) on front flyleaf iia]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- W.626.79B
W 626 79B - Is part of:
- Manuscripts
- Type:
- Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves) - Type (Broader):
- Text
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts